tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911995834831777898.post4686196125906484757..comments2023-10-20T07:30:57.164-06:00Comments on The Writer's Corner (and Also What I Ate Today): Some thoughts on runningAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03435959688644291813noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911995834831777898.post-10658446141336552442011-11-11T13:41:28.772-07:002011-11-11T13:41:28.772-07:00Love the Langston Hughes reference. And it's a...Love the Langston Hughes reference. And it's always fun hearing my mom yell out that she wants trophies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911995834831777898.post-18707286150925109262011-11-09T13:06:26.646-07:002011-11-09T13:06:26.646-07:00I think the tortoise won the trophy. Keep running...I think the tortoise won the trophy. Keep running, keep writing, keep breathing, keep drinking Dr. P and eating bacon-laced doughnuts, and keep on keeping on, and when you get a trophy case of memories, keep going.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458565038623693762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911995834831777898.post-29632438004345468872011-11-09T13:01:16.551-07:002011-11-09T13:01:16.551-07:00We are gonna kill it in the Tinkerbell half! Or n...We are gonna kill it in the Tinkerbell half! Or not. Whatever.Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136885662860670093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911995834831777898.post-20185186399507687942011-11-08T19:01:50.737-07:002011-11-08T19:01:50.737-07:00Um, at the risk of adding to your mania, why don&#...Um, at the risk of adding to your mania, why don't you just buy your own trophies, for whatever you think you deserve them for? Like the fastest person your age, or the fastest writer in the race? I have been known to buy my own awards if the race didn't give them out. I've got dozens, but each one matters. I had to leave a race once before I got my award months ago and it STILL bothers me.Mette Ivie Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712599651673903423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911995834831777898.post-78297326372141678532011-11-08T17:36:16.607-07:002011-11-08T17:36:16.607-07:00I'm the opposite of you. I don't like to c...I'm the opposite of you. I don't like to compete I just run for stress release. I don't even like it that much. But I still run three miles three times a week.<br /><br />I guess it's a comfortable habit.<br /><br />You should do some of those races though, cause the older you get...the less competition. <br /><br />I'm just sayin'Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17244475646807937843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911995834831777898.post-58185642918848098712011-11-08T16:24:16.150-07:002011-11-08T16:24:16.150-07:00Sorry, I forgot I'm quite a bit older than you...Sorry, I forgot I'm quite a bit older than you. Aging. I should have said aging not old age.Louise Plummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09305804499876081623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911995834831777898.post-64412096427054570072011-11-08T16:22:06.926-07:002011-11-08T16:22:06.926-07:00I truly think one of the greatest blessings of old...I truly think one of the greatest blessings of old age is realizing that you don't have to compete anymore. If you're still running, however slowly, you're doing it because you love running. And, of course, Liberty Park, which is the BEST.Louise Plummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09305804499876081623noreply@blogger.com